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Review & Install Video

Hey, guys. Adam here with americanmuscle.com. Today, I'm bringing you a quick overview and installation of the Matte Black GT500 10-Inch Stripes, available for all 1979 and newer Mustangs. In this video, I'll be going over the styling and appearance you can expect from the GT500 Stripes when applied to your Mustang, whether it's a Fox body, an S550, or anything in between. And I'll also touch on the materials and construction then top the video off with the install, which I'll let you know upfront gets a one out of three wrenches on our difficulty meter but will be a lengthy process and require a lot of patience.
The Matte Black GT500 Stripes in the 10-inch option will be for any '79 and new Mustang owner looking to completely change the exterior appearance of their Mustang, no matter what the generation and no matter what the body style, by adding a set of stripes that can be found on the Shelby GT500s as they come from the factory in order to pick up a more aggressive appearance all around and to really transform that appearance. Now, obviously, not every generation of Mustang was graced with a Shelby GT500 model, but the ones that did come to life wore the 10-inch stripes that we have here today. Now, the AmericanMuscle Graphics team in-house has made these 10-inch stripes available for every generation going back to 1979, which was the start of the Fox body. Now, this is actually going to be making for a very aggressive appearance, paying homage to the Shelby GT500s, and, of course, transforms your entire exterior appearance, in my opinion, for the better.
So this kit really does cover your Mustang from head to toe. Now, it obviously depends on what generation Mustang you have, because each kit will be different depending on the body style. Now, this one is going to come with everything you need to cover your front fascia, your hood, your roof, your trunk lid, and, of course, your rear bumper. So there are slices to go all around from front to back or head to toe. Obviously, each kit, again, it differs, depending on the body style, but you will get one covering head to toe for your specific body, cut right here in-house at AmericanMuscle Graphics.
Now, obviously, stripes won't be for everybody and their Mustangs, but, of course, if you are looking to pick up the race-inspired limited edition styling of the Shelby GT500 10-inch stripes, you can pick it up right here at americanmuscle.com, and there are a lot of different options out there. This particular one, again, is the Matte Black option, but if you're not looking at that, there's a Gloss Black, Silver, White, Blue, and, of course, Red, depending on your personal preference. Again, if you're not interested, there's no shame in that, but there are a lot of other options out there as far as stripes are concerned. So if the 10-Inch GT500 isn't for you, there are other options out there.
The AmericanMuscle Graphics team creates this out of the highest-quality 4 mil wrapping cast vinyl and then clear-coats it to protect it against the harshest exterior elements to allow this at least eight years of life on your Mustang. So, obviously, this is going to be standing up against the harshest climates for your exterior and is a long-lasting material. Now, one of the added bonuses about these stripes is that they actually use an air release technology from the graphics team here, which allows many air channels to be on the adhesive side of the vinyl to allow air to squeeze out while you're squeegeeing it, using the squeegee provided in the kit. And when the air is squeezing out, that allows you to have a wrinkle-free and bubble-free finish once you get it on the car for a smooth, from-the-factory look.
Now, if you are interested in the Shelby GT500 10-Inch Stripes in the Matte Black finish or any of the other color options I mentioned earlier, you can pick them up for yourself for just north of $150. In my personal opinion, not too bad of a price tag, because stripes alone will completely transform the exterior appearance of your Mustang, no matter what the body style. So if you are looking for that transformation, it is a pretty small price to pay for a huge impact.
Shifting gears over to the install portion of the video, if you are tackling this one yourself, I am giving it a one out of three wrenches on our difficulty meter. But experts say that it can take up to six hours to install properly, because this is something that requires a lot of patience. You wanna make sure you're taking your time to get it centered on your hood, roof, trunk, bumpers, of course, making sure it's installed properly. Now, everything you need is included in the kit, except a water and soap mixture in a squirt bottle. That's something you'll have to take care of at your own home if you are tackling it yourself. Now, the squeegee and directions are provided from the American Muscle Graphics team to help you along your way, and, of course, like I said, about six hours with a helping hand, of course, just to make sure this gets done properly.
Now, in a nutshell, what you'd wanna do is use this soap and water mixture to wet the surface, clean the entire area you're applying the vinyl to, and then, of course, wet both sides of the vinyl itself and apply it, allowing you some room to wiggle it around before it dries. Obviously, that is a very broad overview of the installation. You'll have the instructions for yourself to help you along the way, and I will, again, be giving it a one out of three wrenches on our difficulty meter.
Just to quickly wrap things up here, if you're the owner of a 1979 all the way up to the newest model Mustang and you're looking to completely change the exterior appearance of your body style by getting a very aggressive, race-inspired, limited edition striping kit just like the ones on the Shelby GT500s, you might wanna check out the Matte Black GT500 10-Inch Stripes, which are available right here at americanmuscle.com.

GT500 Styling. Add some Shelby GT500 styling to your S550 Mustang with a set of dual 10-inch wide Matte Black GT500 Style Stripes. Installing these iconic racing stripes by AmericanMuscle Graphics will give your Pony the same aggressive appearance as the mighty Shelby GT500 for head-turning good looks for years to come.

Perfect Fit Guaranteed. All of the AmericanMuscle Graphics vinyl designs have been test fit, refined and then tested again on our very own fleet of vehicles, ensuring a perfect fit every time.

Wrapping Cast Vinyl. AmericanMuscle Graphics uses only the highest quality 4 mil Wrapping Cast Vinyl available on today's market. Featuring a built-in protective clear coat layer, this wrapping cast vinyl is designed to last through at least 8 years of harsh outdoor weather. This 4 mil vinyl is far more durable when compared to similar products that were designed with thinner calendared vinyl film, which starts to degrade in just a couple of years.

Air Release Technology. Air release technology features miniature air channels on the adhesive side of the vinyl that allows air to be easily squeezed out from underneath. This technology provides a bubble-free installation and a smooth wrinkle-free surface.

Application. These AmericanMuscle Graphics Dual 10-inch Wide Matte Black GT500 Style Stripes are designed to fit all 2015-2019 Mustangs, including the V6, EcoBoost and GT models.

Questions & Answers (96)

5 Top Rated Questions

Bumper to Bumper? In some of the customer photos it shows the stripes go from the bottom of the front bumper to the bottom of the rear bumper, but the description of the stripes only state HOOD, ROOF, and TRUNK (no front or rear bumper). Is there enough vinyl to cover these parts as well?
Thanks!

All of our stripe kits will come with enough vinyl to cover bumper to bumper!

I just bought a white 2009 GT500 with what looks like gloss black stripes on it and I need to replace them on the top but not anywhere else. The stripes clearly have a metallic look to them with gold and brown flecks when you look close (couple inches away). Do your "gloss black" stripes have that same metallic look or am I going to have to replace everything to get a color match?

Our Black GT500 Style Stripes are a pure gloss black, with no metal flake in them.

I notice some GT350 stripes come with an extra thinner stripe of a different color along the sides of the primary 10in stripe, how can I get that thin stripe in red?

Hello! We do offer striping kits that do have the small secondary stripe to the side, however we do not offer them in varying colors. If you are looking for something like this, I would recommend reaching out to a shop local to you that deals with vinyl to have it done perfectly!

Hello! For these Matte Black GT500 Style Stripes they do come in 8in, 10in and 12in but they have the same gap in between. You could cut the gap between them and slid them together a little closer to be installed but make sure you line them up and keep an even gap in between them.

You can use mostly anything to clean these stripes. The problem that you will run into is water marks. This can be prevented by drying them immediately after you clean them. Water marks will not go away if you do not dry them quick enough.

If they are applied right then hypothetically yes, these would be car-wash safe, but it would also all depend on the material of the wash brushes, the water pressure, the speed and intensity of the wash, and so on ans so forth. Long story short, they should be fine, but I'd rather wash my own car myself.

I would advise aganist car washes. Once they have been on awhile it may not harm them, but I had pinstriping,(on the car for 2 years), come loose in a spray car wash.
I was not on my Mustang,(I'd have lost it!), but it still upset me!
For me my Mustang won't see a car wash!

I would wait about a month, so that the stripes are firmly attached. I also hand wash my car, but I know that you can put a striped car into a touchless carwash without any incident. But I personally would just continue to handwash as carwashes, even touchless can cause more scratches than a proper handwashing

Yes you can use a laser type touchess car wash, as long as the main jets are direct on the panels. I have been through about 2 dozen car washes already with no issues.
You will however want to stay away from using the DIY jet spray car washes, or at least if you do it yourself only direct the water jets strait on at the vinyl. Do not go at an angle at any leading edge of the stripes or you can risk peeling it up.
Also be careful of using certain waxes on your stripes, what is used in a touchless car wash is ok, but like you would with black trim keep paste and other similar waxes off your Matte stripes as it can still cause that white bleaching effect.

I've got factory stripes & I've never had an issue with touchless car washes. My hood stripes were replaced by a local body shop after a minor incident & they're holding up great.

JohnnyHoliday,
I just got through putting this kit on my mustang and it does come with 3 pieces and you are correct on which sections are for which part of the car. I had more than enough to complete the car in the manner that you are wanting to cover as well. "Full coverage" look. I made a couple of mistakes and still had plenty to do the entire car. If no mistakes are made, my estimation is that there would be enough to do the entire car plus another hood. Awesome product!

There is extra length to these stripes, enough to cover the front bumber easily. The kit I got was the 10" stripes and I could have done the hood twice with the amount they give you. Also the hood length and roof at typically the same amount.
Same goes for the trunk section. Enough was provided to do it at least twice in case there is a scew up with the install.

The 10" Le Mans Strip Kit includes enough material to cover the front lower air dam and grill area and also the rear license area and lower valance. I had about 2 feet left over from the kit

This kit provides more than enough material to cover your car, front bumper to back bumper. You'll need to work in sections, and measure and cut the pieces for each part of the bumper.
And if you screw up, which I did a few times, don't worry. There's plenty of material.

Hello! We do offer striping kits that do have the small secondary stripe to the side, however we do not offer them in varying colors. If you are looking for something like this, I would recommend reaching out to a shop local to you that deals with vinyl to have it done perfectly. Our stripes do only come in the black that you see there, and the other striping is something the customers have had done separately.

The body shop is having a hard time fitting decals around hood scoup , I dont do this type of work ,how do you remedy this ?.
I like the way it looks on the rest of the car though thats why I give it 3 stars .

Installed the 8" matte black kit in 2015. After ~3 1/2 years the appearance became "dull" w/spots...and the 10" stripes seemed like a good Idea.
After the second installation some thoughts; The 10" stripes are actually 10.75" wide, the spacing is 1.25", so the stripes can be applied together...harder. And, the total width of the 2 roof stripes looks a bit weird.
I like the look of the wider stripes but a little bummed that the first kit failed to last the 8 years as advertised.

These stripes really wakes the car up from all different angles...it was a very easy self install the hardest part was tryna get it in a straight line after that it took about 4 hours with distractions but can be done at your home and save you a lot of money just got to have a good set of eyes and patience

I actually put the same stripes on my 2013 GT (deep impact blue), but they are in white! The quality and install is soo good that I purchased the 10 inch black stripe for my silver Dodge Avenger. So I am adding a picture of the white stripes on my Mustang.

These are some the best stripes that I have bought. I would give these 5 stars for fitment but these have a hard time laying down on the front end of my 2012 hood. But overall I absolutely love the Matte Black stripes from AM.

The vinyl had creases in it that would not come out, they were horizontal lines caused by I am assuming sitting to long or to tight of a role. i let it sit for several hours I also tried flatting with the squeegee no success.
they did send enough for 3 different attempts at the hood but all 3 failed using the wet method and the dry method, Needless to say complete waist of money. I am now going to go have a wrap company give me a quote to supply and install stripes.

I took the decals to two separate body shops to install both said no way. With the crown on the hood and the roof you could not get them to lay out properly. They cut them down the center and got them to lay down but then the gap was wider through the middle. Then they pulled the top film off and the finish was blotchy so we removed them from the car and tossed them.

I ordered these with the intention of using only the one stripe. Turns out even if you use both they give you plenty of extra meterial incase you make a mistake. Make sure you float the decal and take your time. All in all its not a bad stripe.

The 10" stripes are indeed actually 10 3/4". That's a big difference when you're adding that much on both stripes. A friend also ordered them and found them to be the same size- 10 3/4".
I have already set up a return for the item. I would rate the return process 5 stars if possible.

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